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Table of Contents Departments Editorial UL speaks out on counterfeiting Criminal. That's the word Underwriters Laboratories (UL) used to characterize the unauthorized use of its logo ... New Products New Products The EKI-6311G 802.11 b/g wireless access point, client bridge, and repeater offers standards-based and license-free wireless connectivity ... Perspective Inferior cable and components being offered as equals During World War II, General Electric first coined the phrase “value engineering” to denote cost-effectiveness through the use of alternative designs, materials, or innovative practices. Features Design Cat 7 crosses the ocean to support manufacturing Germany's TRUMPF uses a Category 7 system to ready its U.S. manufacturing plant for 10-GbE and beyond. Technology Revision in the works for automated building standard The first updates of the TIA/EIA-862 standard will maintain many elements of a structured cabling system. Data Center Fibre Channel over Ethernet will change architectures The transmission method, which encapsulates Fibre Channel frames into Ethernet frames, holds the promise of a unified-fabric solution. Wireless The necessity of testing 802.11-based networks The question is: Does 802.11n change the game? The answer: Absolutely. Industry Spotlight Industry Spotlight The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA; www.tiaonline.org) has released two cabling standards ...

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